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WorksheetsCanada and US Mapping Lab
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the largest area in Canada and the United States that is densely populated (over 250 people per square mile)? What four cities are in that area?
a)
Southwest; Albuquerque, Phoenix, San Jose, San Francisco
b)
Northwest; Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary
c)
North East: Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, New York
d)
Southeast; Charleston, Birmingham, Tallahassee, Orlando
2.
In which states in the United States can you find all of the following climates: arid, semiarid, Mediterranean, highlands, and marine west coast?
a)
Oregon
b)
California
c)
Florida
d)
Illinois
3.
Which resource is most abundant in Texas, Alaska, and Alberta? Which state or province appears to have the most of that resource?
a)
Petroleum oil; Texas
b)
precious metals; Alberta
c)
petroleum oil; Alaska
d)
natural gas; Alberta
4.
Which four territories and states have both a subarctic and tundra climate and include land that is both north and south of the Arctic Circle?
a)
Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan
b)
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisianna
c)
Yukon Territory, Quebec, Ontario, Prince Edwards Island
d)
Alaska, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut
5.
What is the most common type of vegetation in the central area of southern Canada and the United States? Which country has more land with that type of vegetation?
a)
Temperate Grassland; Canada
b)
Tropical Grassland; United States
c)
Temperate Grassland; United States
d)
Coniferous Forest; Canada
6.
What type of land use occur along both the Pacific Coast and the Atlantic Coast of Canada and the United States?
a)
Forestry and Nomadic Herding
b)
Commercial Farming and Forestry
c)
Commercial Fishing and Livestock Raising
d)
Hunting and Gathering
7.
Which Canadian island has a population density that ranges from under 2 people to as many as 250 people per sqr mile?
a)
Vancouver Island
b)
Aleutian Islands
c)
New Foundland
d)
Nova Scotia
8.
Which five lakes together make up the largest body of fresh water in Canada and the United States?
a)
The Chain of Lakes
b)
The Atlantic Ocean
c)
The Great Lakes
d)
Hudson Bay
9.
Which Canadian provinces or territories are entirely covered in forests? Which kind of forest are found there?
a)
Ontario, Quebec, Alberta; Broadleaf Evergreen Forests
b)
Ontario, New Brunswick; Mixed Forests
c)
Michigan, Wisconsin; Coniferous Forests
d)
Prince Edwards Island, Maine; Mixed Forests
10.
What are 3 states, provinces, territories that the Rocky Mountains run through?
a)
Nevada, Rhode Island, Delaware
b)
British Columbia, Texas, Alabama
c)
Colorado, Alberta, Alaska
d)
California, Washington, Vermont
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